[Visualize]

All Photos by IDAHOAIRSHIPS:
http://www.panoramio.com/user/1586896&comments_page=1&photos_page=1

Here is his website: www.idahoairships.com
Here he is on Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/hkmt

1http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192606.jpg

2. Courthousehttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192440.jpg

3http://static2.bareka.com/photos/medium/17273897.jpg

4. St. Alphonsus
http://static2.bareka.com/photos/medium/17273889.jpg

5. Park Center Blvd.http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192915.jpg

6http://static1.bareka.com/photos/medium/17273872.jpg

7. Shakespeare Festival Theatrehttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273888.jpg

8. Micronhttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273846.jpg

9. Roaring Springshttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273863.jpg

10http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273738.jpg

11. BSU Housinghttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273703.jpg

12http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273689.jpg

13http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273683.jpg

14. Bogus Basinhttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273631.jpg

15http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273533.jpg

16. Kathryn Albertson Parkhttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273487.jpg

17http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/9193230.jpg

18. Franklin and I-184http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193222.jpg

19. St. Lukeshttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193099.jpg

20. Double Tree Riversidehttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192926.jpg

21http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192925.jpg

22http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192921.jpg

23. Capital Eaglehttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192862.jpg

24. Garden Cityhttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192704.jpg

25http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192739.jpg

26http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192720.jpg

27. BSU Campushttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192708.jpg

28. Bown Crossinghttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192687.jpg

29. Train Depothttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192647.jpg

30http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192551.jpg

31. Boise Towne Square Mallhttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192644.jpg

32http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192612.jpg

33http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/9192490.jpg

34. Federal Wayhttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192599.jpg

35. Boise Airporthttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192596.jpg

36. St. Lukes Meridianhttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193107.jpg

37. Meridian Horizon
http://static2.bareka.com/photos/medium/17273869.jpg

[el conquistador]

Very cool, I really liked the overhead of the Shakespeare Festival's theater!

[eastidaho]

:upload_71700:

Thanks a lot Visualize, this thread just made today the most unproductive of the week. ;)

[Cottonwood]

Great find Visualize. Out city is so beautiful, the trees, the green, the water, the mountains. And we have real Boulevards:cheers:

Those last two of Meridian are interesting.

[The Dirt]

I like, I like!

[Northernlad]

This one shows the Doubletree Club hotel I stayed in most recently.:cheers: Boise has a park like setting.
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192915.jpg

[Sawtooth]

Sweet aerials, they really show off the urban wood that is Boise!
Pic 30 looks a lot like the Malad River Gorge; The Devils Washbowl.
For a second there I thought it was the Boise River Canyon but then I noticed I-84:D
The shot of the Shakespeare Festival Theatre reminds me that I need to get my season pass purchased for this years shows.

[Visualize]

You are right. It is the Malad River Gorge. I figured it was close enough to consider it with the area since the more impressive Boise River Canyon was absent.

[Sawtooth]

True, it is close to Boise, just around an hours drive from the city and well worth the trip.

[Visualize]

Here are some more from around Idaho.

All Photos by IDAHOAIRSHIPS:
http://www.panoramio.com/user/158689...&photos_page=1

1. Twin Falls, Snake River Canyon
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193087.jpg

2. Twin Falls
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193174.jpg

3. Twin Falls, on the edge of the canyon
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193071.jpg

4. Twin Falls
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193074.jpg

5. McCall and Lake Payette
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273841.jpg

6. Pocatello
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192564.jpg

7. Idaho State University, Pocatello
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273805.jpg

8. Couer d' Alene
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/17273736.jpg

9. Riggins
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193180.jpg

10. Snake River Hydro Electric Dam
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193093.jpg

11. College of Southern Idaho
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9193065.jpg

12. Central Idaho River Canyon
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192825.jpg

13. Sun Valley Lodge
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192786.jpg

14. Tilapia Fish Hatchery, Snake River Canyon
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192744.jpg

15. Blackfoot
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192521.jpg

[Sawtooth]

I really like this view you posted Visualize. This shot does a good job at showing how dense and tight, and personal our downtown core is. In my opinion the small blocks Boise has have a much more organic feel than large blocks. Those lots along Front and Myrtle need some good infill.
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192606.jpg

[Boiseguy]

these pictures are amazing.. thanks for sharing them...

[boisecynic]

Just found this thread, and I feel I must say those are, er, um, EPIC!

[boisecynic]

Hope you don't mind me adding this one Visualize. Remember this pic I posted about a year ago.

West Downtown Boise, circa 1969, credit to: Boise City Department of Arts and History
http://i27.tinypic.com/29ff1fk.jpg

[Visualize]

I really like this view you posted Visualize. This shot does a good job at showing how dense and tight, and personal our downtown core is. In my opinion the small blocks Boise has have a much more organic feel than large blocks. Those lots along Front and Myrtle need some good infill.

I agree, that shot is amazing and our block size serves us well. It is currently my desktop background. :D

Here is another one from a similar angle during the day.
http://boiseguardian.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/old/image/Boise%20Capitol.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://boiseguardian.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/old/image/Boise%2520Capitol.jpg&imgrefurl=http://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/09/looking-down-on-development/&usg=__kyFmC5NMzzvVaGxVvFStYBBfaLU=&h=298&w=504&sz=103&hl=en&start=28&um=1&tbnid=njzmtUP6Q7N5wM:&tbnh=77&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dboise%2Bconnector%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26um%3D1


Boisecynic:
Yeah, I remember that picture. It is a classic. Feel free to post whatever you want. It reminds me of when Kathryn Albertson Park was still a horse pasture. The total absence of mature trees in Ann Morrison Park is pretty striking. We've come a long way. I wish there was another picture showing the rest of downtown. It would be way more dramatic.

[pablosan]

Great thread.

[Evo5Boise]

Excellent, excellent pics!! I love aerials. That one of Couer d' Alene was interesting. I like it. It shows a different side to the city than normally gets shown. Looks like it is growing pretty well up there.

I was just doing work up in Twin Falls this last 2 weeks. The canyon there is amazing. The Sportsmans Warehouse parking lot is smack on the edge and the view from there was pretty breathtaking.

[zilfondel]

Awesome pictures! Especially the ones of the landscape

The city photos remind me of Simcity... :P

[jowens]

Great Pics!!

I've always enjoyed my visits to Boise.....a very beautiful city.

While it might be a neat experience watching football at the stadium, the blue field is a "tough watch" on tv.................sorry BSU fans.

[TANGELD_SLC]

Gorgeous aerials! :happypunk:

Boise's deff one of America's nicer mid-sized cities :yes:

[jard]

Wow, there are some great shots.

[Sawtooth]

Here are some more from around Idaho.

All Photos by IDAHOAIRSHIPS:
http://www.panoramio.com/user/158689...&photos_page=1




12. Central Idaho River Canyon
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/9192825.jpg







I am going to take a guess and say that this is the Canyon of the South Fork of the Boise River below Anderson Ranch and before Arrowrock in Central Idaho.

[Cottonwood]

That is a very pretty aerial of that canyon.

[VelvetElvis]

LOVE the bird'seye view of the waterpark. Is anyone else fascinated by the concept of large, institutional "fun" zones? I'm refering to waterparks, zoos, amusement parks... They have such an intriguing underbelly! Everything about those places conditions us to regard them with such nostalgia, that we often ignore the other realities of stinky people, near drownings, throw-up, bad food, severed arms, the list could go on and on. Don't get me wrong, I love the occasional trip to one of these places too, but when I can take in the whole property in one, singular view from above I have to think "somewhere in that picture is some little kid getting his pie-hole stepped on by a bigger kid in the wave pool and desperately trying to surface for air!

[jard]

LOVE the bird'seye view of the waterpark. Is anyone else fascinated by the concept of large, institutional "fun" zones? I'm refering to waterparks, zoos, amusement parks... They have such an intriguing underbelly! Everything about those places conditions us to regard them with such nostalgia, that we often ignore the other realities of stinky people, near drownings, throw-up, bad food, severed arms, the list could go on and on. Don't get me wrong, I love the occasional trip to one of these places too, but when I can take in the whole property in one, singular view from above I have to think "somewhere in that picture is some little kid getting his pie-hole stepped on by a bigger kid in the wave pool and desperately trying to surface for air!


Ha. I've never thought about it like that. way to add some more 'fun' to the fun zones.

[Visualize]

Found some more.

Credit to Idaho_Airships

Here is his website: www.idahoairships.com
Here he is on Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/hkmt

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/visualeyez1983/Boiseatnight.jpg

BSU
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/visualeyez1983/BSUstadium.jpg

BSU
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/visualeyez1983/BSUhills.jpg

BSU
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/visualeyez1983/BSUcolor.jpg

Ann Morrison Park
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/visualeyez1983/Boiseannmorrison.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/visualeyez1983/Boisepano.jpg

[TonyAnderson]

Never seen this thread - thanks for bringing it back up. Amazing shots.

[boisecynic]

Um, that last post, all I see is broken links. Did their web admin get mad for hotlinking?

[Visualize]

Um, that last post, all I see is broken links. Did their web admin get mad for hotlinking?

Well that sucks...I put some of them back up but not all of them. If anyone is interested in the others just go to the guys twitpic page.

[CaliforniaKid]

Beautiful shots guys!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[boisecynic]

I love those. Makes me want to do my own, amateur version. I've read all about doing it with kites, it's not that difficult. What's difficult is to get the awesome quality the Id Airships guys get.

[Visualize]

I've been interested in doing it with kites too.

or....

How To Take Photos From the Edge of Space For $150

Scientists and students alike have previously launched low-budget balloons that rise to the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere, snapping unbelievable photos from near-space. But MIT's Icarus team managed the same feat using only off-the-shelf items, and for a measly cost of $150. Here's how they did it.

Full article here:
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-09/how-take-photos-edge-space-150

http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/articles/Balloon%20space.jpg


Idaho Airships use this little piece of technology which is more on par with a predator drone.

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/visualeyez1983/airships.jpg
http://twitpic.com/photos/Idaho_Airships?page=7

[Sawtooth]

Found some more.

Credit to Idaho_Airships

Here is his website: www.idahoairships.com
Here he is on Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/hkmt

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/visualeyez1983/Boiseatnight.jpg


I like this one which really shows off the density of downtown with the lush trees and river and BSU as a backdrop. This is a aerial view and angle of downtown we do not see often.

[boisecynic]

Whoa, I didn't know they were using RC helicopters now, wonder how much those are on ebay?

[Visualize]

http://www.engagerc.com/servlet/the-1276/Zenoah-26cc-gas-powered/Detail

Well this one which isn't even equipped with a camera runs about 2G's. Looks like I'm sticking to the kite.